Where does “Spießrutenlaufen” come from?

Spießrutenlaufen (German) comes from German laufen, from Middle High German loufen, from Old High German hloufan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

Ancestry of “Spießrutenlaufen”, step by step

Spießrutenlaufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German laufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlaufento walk; to jog; to run; to flow; to leak; to...
2Middle High Germanloufento run
3Old High Germanhloufan—
4Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via German Spießrute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpießrutekind of prod used to punish lansquenets
2Germanrūterod
3Middle High Germanruote—
4Old High Germanruotarod
5Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →